American Literature and Arts

Objective:For the students to identify the top writers and artists of the expansion era.
Answer to Objective: The top writers and artists that i found were Louisa May Alcott, she was the best novelists in the expansion era. George Caleb Bingham was the best painter in the Expansion era because he painted the most beautiful paintings that everybody loved. The last great artist is Stephen foster, he was the best songwriter in the expansion era. He wrote songs that are still popular today like "O Susanna" and other great songs.

http://www.louisamayalcott.org/louisamaytext.html
http://www.georgecalebbingham.org/bio.htm
http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/Fosterbiography.html


Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham
Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster